On Thursday, Darren Palmer showed The Block contestants how it’s done when he put his renovated Bondi Beach home up for sale for $2.98 million.
The 46-year-old interior designer bought the luxury property with her husband Olivier Duvillard for a few million in 2015 and has been busy renovating it.
Located just 400 metres from Australia’s most famous beach, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home has undergone many transformations, according to a report by Domain.
Darren’s property, now a contemporary three-level home, was once a single-level California bungalow before receiving several renovations.
When Darren purchased it in the mid-2010s, the house was already two levels before the author went ahead with his own renovation plans.
Darren collaborated with architect John Deuchrass and construction company Taste Living to completely rebuild the house after purchasing it.
“This poor old house has a lot of room for improvement. I spent years imagining what it would look like when it was fully finished,” Darren told Domain.
He went on to say that he kept only one bedroom “with the original 1920s horsehair plaster-trimmed ceiling,” but ended up renovating the rest within two years.
Darren Palmer, 46 (pictured), showed The Block contestants how it’s done on Thursday when he listed his renovated Bondi Beach home for $2.98 million.
Once the transformation is complete, the house now features a dual indoor-outdoor living space, a heated pool and four subtropical garden areas.
“Every detail, every finish, everything you see here, was a decision that I made and that went through my husband,” she said.
Darren described his million-dollar home as “a play on a monochromatic tonal palette” and added that it was the perfect style for Bondi.
The interior designer bought the luxurious property with her husband Olivier Duvillard for a few million in 2015 and set about renovating it.
Located just 400 metres from Australia’s most famous beach, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home has undergone many transformations, Domain reported.
He said he intentionally designed it as a luxury coastal home “with a lot of attention to detail,” making sure every space had its purpose.
Darren and his partner shared the house with their teenage son and their dogs: Frankie, the French bulldog, and Ziz, the Brussels griffon.
The Block star said working on his own home made him feel a lot of empathy for the contestants he judged in the renovation competition.
“It made me feel a lot of compassion and empathy, because I was going through the same thing too. I would travel to Victoria to film and then return to a work site,” she said.
Darren collaborated with architect John Deuchrass and construction company Taste Living to completely rebuild the house after purchasing it.
Now that the transformation is complete, the home features dual indoor-outdoor living space, a heated pool and four subtropical garden areas.
